City Lit Creative Writing

City Lit Creative Writing Creative and non-fiction writing courses, workshops & events in the heart of London and online. We are a department of City Lit adult education college.

Creative and non-fiction writing courses, workshops and special events in the heart of London and online. Explore our fantastic range of part-time, evening and weekend writing courses, from classes for complete beginners right up to workshops for seasoned authors. Novels, screenplays, short stories, poems, plays and more are covered on our range of creative writing courses. All our creative writing tutors are published authors, including award-winning novelists, poets and writers for children. Or boost your career and learn to write magazine articles, business material, essays, CVs, and much more.

Congratulations to City Lit writing alumnus Esat Alpay, whose poem "Almost a Friend" has been published in the latest is...
16/09/2026

Congratulations to City Lit writing alumnus Esat Alpay, whose poem "Almost a Friend" has been published in the latest issue of Rattle!

Read Esat's poem below and check out the full issue here:
https://rattle.com/publications/i93/

The August issue of the Literary Review featured a contribution by Lucy Popescu, poetry by Suzannah V Evans and a review...
10/09/2026

The August issue of the Literary Review featured a contribution by Lucy Popescu, poetry by Suzannah V Evans and a review of Andrew Kenrick's new book, "Rex Juba". All three are City Lit creative writing tutors - not a bad showing for the department!

https://literaryreview.co.uk/back-issue/554

✍️ Study creative writing this autumn ✍️From fun introductory courses to advanced workshops in fiction, poetry and more ...
09/09/2026

✍️ Study creative writing this autumn ✍️

From fun introductory courses to advanced workshops in fiction, poetry and more - our wide range of online and face-to-face creative writing courses start at City Lit in September and October!

Browse and book: https://www.citylit.ac.uk/courses/writing

17/08/2026

The Mental Wealth Festival is back for its 12th year. 💛

From 7–10 October, join us for important conversations, creative experiences and the chance to connect with others as we come together at City Lit to explore mental health and wellbeing.

A few events are already live, with more being added throughout the summer. Make a note in your diary and join us this October:
https://www.citylit.ac.uk/events/mental-wealth-festival

Congratulations to our City Lit writing tutor Laura Silverman, whose new book 'The Real Frankenstein: How Tragedy and Sc...
13/08/2026

Congratulations to our City Lit writing tutor Laura Silverman, whose new book 'The Real Frankenstein: How Tragedy and Science Shaped Mary Shelley’s Classic Novel' is available now from Pen & Sword!

"One dark and stormy night in 1816, Mary Shelley started the story that was to become the first science-fiction novel, Frankenstein. She was on holiday in Geneva and Lord Byron, a poet with rock-star status, had challenged his friends to write a ghost story. But there’s more to it than that. How did a teenager come up with a literary classic? The Real Frankenstein explores Mary Shelley’s influences."

https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-Real-Frankenstein-Hardback/p/58576

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